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Open House in February at the Institute of World Politics.
Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Location: 1521 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036. 202.462.2101 or 1.888.KNOW.IWP. RSVP at www.iwp.edu

ARMY CONTRACT TRANSLATOR PLEADS GUILTY TO FALSE IDENTITY AND
POSSESSING CLASSIFIED MATERIAL Federal investigators still don't know who
he really is. In court documents, they refer to him by his aliases "Abu Hakim"
and "Abdulhakeem Nour." What is known is that "Hakim" applied for a translator
job with Titan Corporation, a defense contractor that supplied translators and
interpreters to the U.S. Army in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, in
August 2003. He was deployed to Iraq on two occasions. While in Iraq in 2004,
Hakim illegally downloaded classified intelligence from the 82d Airborne
Division that outlined Iraqi insurgent locations that the Army was about to
assault, and additional information on the Army's plans to protect Sunni
pilgrimages to Mecca. Hakim also took photographs of a classified battle map
in Najaf. The classified material was discovered in the translator's Brooklyn
apartment, but the government does not know what Hakim did with or planned to
do with the information. Hakim plead guilty to using false identification to
obtain U.S. citizenship and gain access to classified material, and illegal
possession of classified material. U.S. District Judge Edward R. Korman could
sentence him to up to 60 years in prison. Although Titan was responsible for
hiring the translator, it was the responsibility of the government to perform
a through background check and adjudicate his suitability for access to
classified information. Titan Corporation, which was bought by L-3
Communications in the summer of 2005, has held the translator services
contract with the Army since 1999 (the contract was originally won by BTG,
Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Titan). A Washington, D.C.
contracting consortium unseated L-3 as the incumbent on the contract that
supplies over 5,000 translators and interpreters in Iraq. The new company is
to take over operations in March. [CL/WashPost
15Feb07/White]

PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER SAYS NO EVIDENCE THAT CIA BROKE THE LAWPortuguese Prime Minister José Sócrates revealed last week that after an
investigation of possible illegal CIA activities connected with the
extraordinary rendition program at a U.S. airbase in the Azores, which are
governed by Portugal, his government had concluded that there was no concrete
evidence that the U.S. had conducted illegal counterterrorism activities. Sócrates stressed that the investigation had not harmed U.S.-Portuguese
relations. “We have no indication of any illegal activity practiced by the
Americans,” he said. “It would not be proper that an ally would conduct
illegal activities.” He called the United States a “country with respect for
the law, a state based on laws” that would be treated as innocent until proven
guilty. The investigation began after Ana Gomes, a member of parliament,
approached Portugal’s attorney general, Fernando Pinto Monteiro with alleged
evidence of dozens of U.S. flights between the base in the Azores and
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The alleged evidence included witness statements
claiming sightings of prisoners chained together embarking and disembarking
planes at the base at Lajes in the Azores. She also claimed that local
authorities knew that some of the flights were operated by the CIA. Foreign
Minister Luís Amado said there was no evidence [to support Gomes's claims of
illegal activity] and contested a recent finding by a European Parliament
committee that said 91 illegal flights had transited. The Sócrates government
is dominated by socialists, and the Prime Minister is currently championing a
bill to lift Portugal's restrictive abortion laws. [PJK/NYT
13Feb07/Sciolino]

CIA TOP-LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR DUSTY FOGGO INDICTED ON CONTRACT
CORRUPTION CHARGES Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, the former top Administrator in the
CIA from November 2004 to May 2006, was indicted by a San Diego grand jury on
corruption charges stemming from alleged activities in his former senior
position with the CIA in Europe. He is charged with steering contracts to the
company of his friend Brent Wilkes. Wilkes, also indicted, is said to have
lavished Foggo and his family with expensive meals and vacations to
destinations such as Hawaii, Scotland, and Washington, and promised Foggo a
job when he retired from the government, in exchange for lucrative contracts
to supply CIA operations in Iraq. Foggo is also accused with supplying Wilkes
with classified information about the CIA, Wilkes' competitors and "other
matters." The Foggo/Wilkes indictments are the latest to emerge from an ethics
crackdown that began when Republican California Congressman Randall "Duke"
Cunningham was charged and convicted of accepting bribes and illegally
earmarking contracts for donors and friends. On 13 February, the government
said that Cunningham used two prostitutes supplied by Wilkes. Other members of
Congress have been threatened by these probes. However, some of the pressure
from the U.S. attorney's office has may abate with the dismissal of a key
investigator, Carol C. Lam in San Diego. Lam, who headed the Foggo
investigation, was fired for undisclosed "performance-related deficiencies."
The head of the San Diego FBI field office praised Lam's performance in the
investigations and said her dismissal was politically motivated. The Justice
Department denied this accusation. Lam left office last Thursday. [CL/WashPost
14Feb07/Smith]

EGYPT RELEASES THE MUSLIM CLERIC THAT THE CIA ALLEGEDLY KIDNAPPED FROM ITALY
The Egyptian State Security Court ruled that the government had no grounds to
hold Muslim cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar. Omar
was allegedly kidnapped from the streets of Milan, Italy in February 2003, and
flown to Egypt for interrogation and imprisonment as part of the CIA's
"extraordinary rendition" program. Montasser al-Zayat, attorney for Abu Omar,
confirmed Omar's release and said that the cleric was now with his family in
Alexandria. Egypt will not force Omar to return to Italy. Italian and U.S.
officials contend that Omar had fought in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan
and was recruiting fighters for radical Islamic causes such as preparing the
insurgency in Iraq prior to the U.S. invasion. However, al-Zayat claims Omar
only traveled to Jordan, Yemen, Albania and Germany before entering Italy
illegally in 1997. Guido Salvini, a prosecutor in Milan, issued an arrest
warrant for Omar in April 2005 as part of a terrorism investigation.
Italy and Egypt do not have an extradition treaty. The Italian courts,
investigating illegal activity by the CIA Chief of Station in Rome and others
for the abduction of Omar and his transference to Egypt, have indicted 26
suspected CIA employees and operatives, as well as nine Italians including
Nicolo Pollari, the former head of Italian military intelligence and his
deputy, Marco Mancini [NYT].
The Italian indictments come on the heels of 13 indictments handed down by
German courts against CIA operatives accused in rendition cases, and a
European Parliament investigation that concluded that 15 EU governments and
Turkey colluded with the U.S. or turned a blind eye to the CIA rendition
activities [WashPost].
The U.S. government says it has received no extradition requests from Europe
for CIA employees, but there is little chance the Bush administration would
agree to extradite anyone in connection with the alleged CIA operations. [PJK/ChicagoTrib
13Feb07/Nasrawi]

RUSSIA WILL PULL OUT OF ARMS TREATY IF U.S. DEPLOYS MISSILE DEFENSE IN EASTERN EUROPE
General Yury Baluyevsky, the Russian Army Chief of Staff, threatened that
Moscow may pull out of the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty
if the U.S. proceeds with its plans to deploy a missile defense system in
Eastern Europe. The INF treaty banned the U.S. and the Soviet Union from
developing and deploying nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic
and cruise missiles with ranges of 500 to 5,500km. Baluyevsky said that there
was plenty of reason to abandon the treaty, since so many other governments
were developing intermediate range missiles, but he explicitly linked any
possible withdrawal to the U.S. missile defense system. The U.S. is
about to enter negotiations with the Czech Republic and Poland to base
anti-missile interceptors in those countries. The U.S. State Department said
it has not been officially notified by Russia of plans to withdraw from the
treaty, which includes a clause that allows either nation to withdraw with six
months notice if "extraordinary events ... jeopardized its supreme interests.”
The general's comments came just days after Russian president Vladimir Putin
claimed that the U.S. missile defense system could spark a new arms race.
Col-Gen Leonid Ivashov, a former senior Russian defense official said that
Russia has grounds to withdraw from INF since the U.S. withdrew from the 1972
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Yuri Solomonov, director of the Moscow
Institute of Thermal Technology, which manufactures missiles, said that Russia
was prepared to begin producing new intermediate-range missiles again. NATO
said Russia's plan was to pressure the Pole and Czech governments to reject
U.S. attempts to deploy the missile defense systems on their territory, but
some officials said what Russia really wanted was to participate in a
Europe-wide defense system. A NATO diplomat said he had already begun talks
with Moscow about a tactical missile defense system that would protect troops
in the field. [PJK/FT
15Feb07/Sevastopulo, Buckley, Dombey and Cienski]

CHARLIE ALLEN'S CHALLENGE TO ESTABLISH AN INTELLIGENCE
ORGANIZATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY At 71, most men are
retiring, or at least slowing down. Not Charlie Allen; a Washington legend
with over 50 years in the intelligence business who took on an almost
impossible job 17 months ago to establish a credible and viable intelligence
organization within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The task has been
described as monumental, with the need to take on the 800-pound gorillas of
the Intelligence Community and nab territory that they had already divvied up. Allen has already muscled his way into meetings of the IC's three-letter
agency chiefs and figuratively elbowed aside his competitors in front of
Congress to make room for his agency. California Democrat Congresswoman Jane
Harman, the new chairman of the House subcommittee that overseas homeland
security intelligence said, "The dirty four-letter word in government is
spelled ‘turf'. Nobody wanted interference from this newbie agency." So,
instead of retiring, Allen is working 15-hour days, dealing not only with
friction from external organizations, but from within DHS itself. DHS "owns"
thousands of potential intelligence collectors in Border Patrol agents, Coast
Guard members, and airport screeners. However, Charlie Allen has little to no
influence over their activities and has met with resistance from their
leaders. Allen knows that he is on a restricted timeline to be successful. His
agency has already been ridiculed for the color-coded terrorist alert system
and advice to citizens to arm themselves with duct tape. Underlining his
recognition that time is running out, Allen said in a recent interview, “This
is an extraordinarily challenging task because of the depth, breadth and the
difficult elements involved. I am impatient. We need to drive this a lot
harder.” The other front that Mr. Allen must defend is
assailed by civil libertarians who attack some of Allen's progress, such as
sifting through data on American and foreign travelers to identify potential
terrorists. “They call it a ‘seamless national intelligence system’ ” said
John Reinstein, legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union in
Massachusetts. “I call it a reason to be very concerned.”
Despite the untiring efforts of Charlie Allen, some in the
IC say he is doomed to fail. “What we’re doing is essentially setting a great
man up for failure,” said John Gannon, a former CIA. deputy director of
intelligence. Allen is undeterred. He uses a forceful management style to
bring his staff in line with his vision. Gannon calls him a "pile driver." But
to Allen its not only worth the effort, it is necessary. “The country is at
risk,” he said. “It is a darker world.”
[LawrenceS/NYT
16Feb07/Lipton]

FBI REPORTS 160 LAPTOPS LOST OR STOLEN OVER FOUR-YEAR PERIOD, SOME CONTAINING SENSITIVE DATA
From February 2002 to September 2005, the FBI reports that 160 laptops were
lost or stolen, coincidentally, the same number of weapons that are mission
from the Bureau. At least ten of the missing laptops contained classified or
sensitive information, and one held "personal identifying information on FBI
personnel." Fifty-one other lost laptops may have contained classified
information, some from the counterintelligence and counterterrorism divisions.
The FBI report said, "Without knowing the content of these lost and stolen
laptops, it is impossible for the FBI to determine the extent of the damage
these losses might have had on its operations or on national security." As bad
as this news may seem, it is a marked improvement over a previous report that
showed prior to 2002, the Bureau had lost 317 laptops in just two years. FBI
Assistant Director John Miller emphasized the progress made in preventing loss
and theft, showing that losses dropped from about twelve per month to only
four. 'Making progress' may seem like a win for the FBI, but it's unacceptable
when you're talking about lost weapons and computers with sensitive
information," said Sen. Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate
Judiciary Committee and a frequent FBI critic. The FBI maintains over 26,000
laptops, so some are bound to go missing each year. However, the FBI failed to
report about 76% of the missing laptops to the Justice Department as required
and failed to even list the losses in its own criminal investigation database.
[WashPost
13Feb07/Eggen]

MASSACHUSETTS-BASED STREAMBASE SYSTEMS REPORTS INVESTMENT BY IN-Q-TEL IN ITS DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
StreamBase Systems, Inc. of Lexington, Mass. reported receiving capital
investment from In-Q-Tel, the CIA's venture capital firm. Terms or amounts of
the investment were not disclosed. StreamBase's software is designed to
analyze complex and varied data streams pouring into modern intelligence
analysis workstations. Company officials said other software packages cannot
keep with the rate and volume of data that analysts contend with today. In
addition to the investment in StreamBase's current technology, In-Q-Tel
reportedly signed a "technology advancement" agreement with the company. [PJK/BostonBusJournal
12Feb07]

TSA WEBSITE HAS MAJOR SECURITY FLAW- PERSONAL INFORMATION ENTERED MAYBE VISIBLE TO HACKERS
In order to clear your name from the TSA's Terrorist Watch List, the agency
responsible for safe and secure air travel set up a
website (at the time of writing this
article, the website was not accessible). Passengers could visit the website
and provide the TSA with personal information such as date and place of birth
and identifying numbers such as passport, driver's license, or birth
certificate. However, when the "submit" button was pressed, the personal data
was transmitted to the TSA in the clear, without the benefit of encryption
provided by standard web technologies such as Secure Socket Layer (SSL). Sites
protected by SSL have an "https" prefix as opposed to the conventional "http"
prefix. This means that any malicious user with access to the network over
which the data was transmitted, for example the wireless network supplied at
many airports, could have easily intercepted the personal information. The
security flaw was discovered (at least publicly) by
Chris Soghoian, the same computer security graduate student that showed
how on-line accessible boarding passes could be forged to allow terrorists to
conceal their identity and get past the security checkpoint in airports and
onto planes. [WashPost
14Feb07/Krebs]

'BREACH' TELLS THE STORY BEHIND
THE CAPTURE OF ROBERT HANSSEN, THE WORST ESPIONAGE CASE IN FBI HISTORY A
new movie by director Billy Ray offers the story of Eric O'Neill, a
27-year-old surveillance specialist whose job it was to keep an eye on Robert
Hanssen, while the FBI worked to nab the suspected spy. O'Neill, played by
actor Ryan Phillippe, was assigned uncover as an administrative assistant to
then head of FBI counterintelligence, Robert Hanssen, played by Chris Cooper.
O'Neill reported on Hanssen's every move until he made a crucial error and was
arrested while trying to stuff a bag full of classified documents at a dead
drop under a bridge in Fairfax County's Foxstone Park. It was O'Neill himself
who pitched the story to Hollywood, after receiving clearance from the FBI.
Director Ray says there are 500 stories that could be told about the Hanssen
case, as there were 500 officers involved in the investigation and arrest.
However, Ray said, "...out of the 500, there was only one who was locked in a
room with that guy every day -- Eric." [CL/WashPost
15Feb07/Thomson]

SECTION V - CAREERS, NOTES, LETTERS, QUERIES
AND AUTHORS SEEKING ASSISTANCE, CORRECTIONS, OBITUARIES, COMING EVENTS[IMPORTANT: AFIO does not "vet" nor endorse
career offers, research inquiries or announcements. Reasonable-sounding inquiries are
published as a service to members. Exercise your usual caution and good judgment when
responding or supplying any information or making referrals to colleagues. Members should
obtain prior approval from their agencies before answering questions that would impact
ongoing military or intelligence operations - even if unclassified. Never assume public
inquiries about classified projects means they've been declassified. Be attuned to
false-flagging.

Just announced as a "heads up" is.... Do you have what it takes to be a spy?
Find out. The International Spy Museum announces Operation Spy™, an immersive experience that
employs interactivity in a tour they will be giving selected participants put
into teams to take on the role of U.S.
intelligence officers on international missions to locate a missing nuclear
device on the verge of being sold to a rogue nation. The simulation
combines live-action, video, themed environments, special effects, and hands-on
activities. Based on actual cases drawn from U.S. intelligence files.
Participants will be expected to
“feel, think, and act” like intelligence officers, to uncover
deception in a milieu of double agents and corrupt officials. The team debates and decides
a final
course of action. The event will occur in late Spring 2007 at the International Spy Museum. Media
Contact: Amanda Abrell, Media Relations Manager, [P] 202.654.2843, [F]
202.393.7797, [E] aabrell@spymuseum.org.

Seeking Assistance

Author seeking individuals with knowledge of
OSS Humanitarian Missions in Asia in August 1945 My name is Greg Leck. I am
the son of an early member of the CIA (my father, the son of an immigrant coal
miner, was recruited by the CIA in 1950 - he was surprised because he thought
they were looking for Ivy League types, and he barely knew what the Ivy League
was). I recently published a book about the Japanese internment of Allied
civilians in China, 1941-1945. While doing research, I came across references to
the OSS Humanitarian Missions in Asia in August 1945, and did some additional
research in Record Group 226 at NARA. I am considering writing about these
"Mercy Missions" as the subject of my next book. The missions, and their
objectives, were as follows: Cardinal Mission - Mukden; Duck Mission - Weihsien;
Magpie Mission - Peking; Flamingo Mission - Harbin (cancelled due to Soviet
occupation); Sparrow Mission - Shanghai (Joint OSS and AGAS mission); Pigeon
Mission - Hainan (General Singlaub was the leader); Seagull Mission - Hankow;
Albatross Mission - Canton; Eagle Mission - Keijo, Korea; Quail Mission - Hanoi,
Viet Nam; Raven Mission - Vientiane, Laos. I am seeking members who might supply
leads in finding any surviving members of the above missions. For the Sparrow
Mission, I know that Schoyer, Shoemaker, Levin, Eaton, and Kim (whose brother,
Dick Kim, has been in contact with me) are deceased. I am still looking for 1st
Lt. John H. Cox, S/Sgt Kermit Anderson, and Cpl. William Hutton. Sincerely, Greg
Leck, www.captives-of-empire.com,
e-mail gregleck@epix.net.

Obituaries

John W. Morrison, 88, CIA Training Officer
John W. Morrison, 88, a training officer for the Central Intelligence Agency,
died on February 7 at Greenspring Village retirement community in Springfield,
VA, from complications of a broken hip. Mr. Morrison served the CIA for over
twenty years, from the early 1950s to the early 1970s. He rose to the
position of director of the CIA's intelligence school which offered orientation
classes for new employees, and courses for mid-career and selected employees on
analysis and other functions. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in
Teaneck, NJ. In 1940, Mr. Morrison graduated from Williams College and later
received a master's degree in English from Columbia University. He entered the
Navy before World War II and was serving on the battleship Nevada during the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Later, he was promoted to command a PT boat
squadron in the South Pacific. John Morrison is survived by his wife of 63
years, Elizabeth "Betsy" of Greenspring Village; and two children, John W.
"Jock" Morrison, Jr. of Taos, NM and daughter Janet Morrison of Fairfax County,
VA, and one grandson. [CL/WashPost, 16 Feb07]

Coming Events

22-23 February 2007 - London -
National Defense University presents a Counter-Terrorism Transformation Short
Course The Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom, and the Center for
Technology and National Security Policy at the National Defense University,
Washington, DC, will co-host a Counter-Terrorism (CT) Transformation Short
Course in London 22-23 February 2007. This course is by invitation only. The
Short Course will concentrate on the theme of how to transform forces and the
way business is done to meet future challenges. This theme lends itself to
exploring further the future demands on defense in tackling the challenges posed
by terrorist organizations. The aim of the course will be to provide a
thought-provoking day for staff officers and their principals, focusing on
defense transformation in the counter-terrorism arena. Staff officers will be
encouraged to look beyond current issues and the close battle, provoke debate,
and stimulate discussion, while concentrating on the transformational challenges
in the 10–15 year timescale. Ultimately the first day should leave attendees
with a few key ideas to take forward to their own working environments and to
initiate the panel discussion on Day 2 of the course. Please find details about
the upcoming course
Read More.

28 February 2007 - Scottsdale, AZ - The Arizona AFIO Chapter
will hold their luncheon meeting at Buster's Restaurant in Scottsdale at 11:30 AM. Ronald J. Olive,
formerly with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and author of recent best-seller "Capturing Jonathan
Pollard: How One of the Most Notorious Spies in American History Was Brought to Justice" will describe
the many twists and turns in this fascinating and important case of "friendly espionage." Mr. Olive was the
lead investigator in the case. Do not miss this important program. To register or for more information call Bill
Williams at (602) 944-2451.

5 - 7 March 2007 - St. Petersburg, Fl - The Intelligence Summit
The Intelligence Summit provides an opportunity for the international
intelligence community to listen to and learn from each other. They report that
they had attendees from over 36 foreign nations in 2006. Local, State, and
Federal law enforcement are also expected to participate in sessions including
Intelligence sharing, counter terrorism, port security and biological weapons
workshops by international experts. See their 2007 Program at
www.intelligencesummit.org/program.php The organizers have kindly extended
to AFIO member a 10% discount off attendee fees for the conference. For further
questions please call (727) 475-1280 or email
shaneson@intelligencesummit.org.

6-8 March 2007 - Arlington, VA - The Seger Consulting Group presents Domestic Terrorism: The Threat From Within
The course will be held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge, 1900 Fort Myer
Drive, Arlington, VA (1-703-807-2000). Learning Objectives include: The threat
within the United States from international terrorists; home grown terrorists
including anti-government and supremacist groups; cult and single-issue
terrorist threats; traditional tactics used by domestic terrorists; weapons of
mass destruction: The domestic threat; potential for suicide terrorism within
the United States; terrorists targeting law enforcement and military
installations; infrastructure threats and challenges; terrorist intelligence
collection and target selection; and conducting a local terrorist threat
assessment. Schedule is 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Dress is casual. No tape recording
is permitted. Each participant will receive an extensive workbook. Participants
are responsible for their sleeping rooms. Mention the Seger Consulting Group
when making reservations. Please note, the best rates are often found on the
Internet. Tuition is US$995.00 and is payable in advance or at the door. Tuition
is $795.00 per person if three or more people register from the same
organization. Tuition may be paid by VISA, MasterCard, American Express, check
or DD Form 1556. If a credit card number is included with the registration, the
card will not be charged until one week before the workshop unless otherwise
requested. Questions? Contact Karl Seger, telephone (888) 277-9703. E-mail:
karlseger@segercg.com.

10 March 07 - Melbourne, FL - AFIO Florida Satellite Chapter - Slawson on
Counterintelligence The AFIO Florida Satellite Chapter March luncheon
features Col Thomas Slawson, USAF(ret), a former AF/OSI officer speaking on:
Counterintelligence - a Historical Perspective." Slawson, a current member of
the chapter, recently published "In Pursuit of Shadows." The luncheon will be
held at the Indian River Colony Club (IRCC). A cash bar will open at 1130 hours
and lunch will begin at 1230 hours. The cost of the meal is $16.00, reservations
requested. For further information please contact George Stephenson, Chapter
Vice President at
gstephenson@cfl.rr.com and title your email: AFIO Meeting.

13 March
2007; 6:30 pm - Washington, DC - The Secret History of History - Early Espionage: The Great and
Ancient Game - at the International Spy Museum. Espionage is called
the second oldest profession. Others say it is difficult to tell the
difference between the two. Intrigue, trickery, and guile have always
been powerful weapons: Hannibal used disguises, secret hand-shakes, and
forgery in his strategy against Rome; Caesar cracked codes; and Persia
operated sophisticated spy networks. Spies have shaped the destiny of
nations since the beginning of time -- some inspired by patriotism, some driven by fear, others fired
by greed or a combination of motives. Col. Rose Mary Sheldon, author of Spies of the
Bible, Intelligence Activities in Ancient Rome, and Espionage in the Ancient World will
transport you to the earliest days of espionage history. Discover how the first spy
masters operated, their tradecraft, and their successes and failures. Tickets: $20 Advance
registration required. Registration and further information at www.spymuseum.org

Thursday, 15 March 2007 - the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation is hosting a conference on "FISA: It's History and the Law." The program will be held at the L-3 Communications Maryland Conference Center in the National Business Park at 2720 Technology Dr, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Lunch will be served following the program. The guest speaker will be Mr. W. K. (Kevin) Powers. Powers is the former NSA Associate General Counsel for Operations and a leading authority on the Foreign Information Surveillance Act (FISA). The presentation will describe the evolution of electronic surveillance law culminating in recent proposals to amend the FISA. It will focus on the privacy protections in the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and highlight several key Supreme Court cases dealing with that amendment. Respond by 01 March to attend. Send $12.00 to cover luncheon expenses prior to the event. Call 301-688-5436 to pay by credit card or mail a check to NCMF, POB 1682, Ft. Meade, MD 20755.

17 March 2007 -
Kennebunk, ME - AFIO Maine Chapter hosts Dr. Christopher T. Yeaw speaking on WMD and
Nuclear Proliferation. This program seeks to provide a look at the
threat we are facing, the need for citizens and public servants to be better
informed, and what they can do in terms of prevention. The speaker is a
representative from the International Association for Counterterrorism and
Security Professionals. He has served in the U S Army Special Forces, including
service in Operation Enduring Freedom, U. S. Department of Homeland Security,
and in the private sector. This material has been extensively presented at a
wide number of national and international conferences. The meeting, open to the
public, will begin at 2:00 p.m. at the Kennebunk Free Library, Main St.,
Kennebunk. Call 207-985-2392 for information.

27-28 March 2007 - Fair Lakes,
VA- National Military Intelligence Association Seminar on Information Operations
This two-day seminar will be at the Northrop Grumman Conference Center in Fair Lakes,
VA and will examine information operations and the specific types of intelligence support
needed for success. The Conference will be conducted at the SECRET/NOFORN level. Presenters will
include the Department of State, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the
combatant commands, the Services, and the intelligence community. Key topics include the
nature and practice of strategic communications, the mission and daily operations of the
Joint Information Operations Warfare Command. Confirmed speakers are Adm William
O. Studeman, USN Ret.; Eliot O. Jardines, Asst DDNI for Open Source Intelligence; MG Barbara Fast, Commander, U.S. Army
Intelligence Center, Ft. Huachuca, AZ; Col. George J. Franz, Commander, 704thMI Brigade,
Ft. Meade, MD; Robert Giesler, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (IWS);
and Col. John Davis, USA, Commander, 1st Information Operations Command and
Ambassador Brian Carlson, Office of the Under Secretary of State for Public
Diplomacy and Public Affairs The Registration Fee starts at $475 for general
admission. Seminar information and registration specifics can be found at
https://www.123signup.com/event?id=qhdhh.

20 - 21 April 2007
- New London, CT - AFIO New England Chapter hosts luncheon featuring Dr. Michael
Hiam, author of Who the Hell Are We Fighting? The Story of Sam Adams &
the Vietnam Intelligence Wars.
The Spring meeting of the David Atlee Phillips New England Chapter will gather
20 - 21 April 2007 at the Lighthouse Inn, 6 Guthrie Place, New London, CT
06320-4206, Telephone 860-443-8411, Reservations 888-443-8411,
www.lighthouseinn-ct.com
Lodging is available to AFIO members at the rate of $155 plus taxes per night in
the Mansion; deadline is 21 March.
As is our custom, Friday evening AFIO/NE will host a wine & cheese social 6:00 -
8:00 PM 20 April 2007 followed by a no-host dinner with our speakers at the
Lighthouse Inn. The luncheon the next day is $25 per person when paid by check
by April 9th or $30 at the door on a first-come-first-serve basis, as seats are
available.
Our morning speakers will be the two students who won the 2006 AFIO/NE “Best
Paper” competition. First will be Matthew Allatin. Recipient of the graduate
student award, he recently completed his MS degree in National Security from the
University of New Haven. Matthew will discuss “The al Qaeda Terrorist
Organization: A Redefining Look.” This presentation will endeavor to provide an
description of al Qaeda, their driving factors & a general understanding of how
this terrorist group functions.
Our second morning speaker will be David Lim, recipient of the undergraduate
award. He recently graduated with a BA degree in International Relations from
Boston University. Next year he will enter Law School. David will discuss his
paper on “Organized Crime & Terrorism.”
Our Keynote Speaker Saturday afternoon will be Dr. Michael Hiam who took four
years from his practice as a clinical psychologist to research & write Who the
Hell Are We Fighting? The Story of Sam Adams & the Vietnam Intelligence Wars (Steerforth,
2006). The book is about CIA Analyst Samuel A. Adams. It reviews his life,
career, & obsession to uncover the truth concerning the “numbers controversy”
about the strength of the Viet Cong. Adams is a distant relative of the
Presidents Adams. Dr. Hiam suggests there are parallels between Intelligence
failures in Viet Nam then and now in Iraq He holds degrees in English & History
as well as a Ph. D. in Psychology. He is a resident of Newton, MA. For further
information contact Arthur Hulnick 617-353-8978.

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